Food & Nutrition

With our planet soon to reach 10 billion people, feeding the entire population healthily and sustainably is going to be one of the biggest challenges our world faces. Food innovation will be at the forefront of transforming our current…
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A new supermarket called The Climate Store has landed in Sweden. In a world’s first, the grocery shop prices items according to their carbon footprint – meaning consumers pay higher prices for products that are more carbon-intensive, such…
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At the upcoming Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit taking place virtually November 18-20 this year, nine exciting Asia-based startups will be pitching their sustainable technologies that will help build up our food system’s…
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On a recent Twitter thread (where all intellectual conversations begin, naturellement) where fellow food writer Clarissa Wei (who has a newsletter too!) lamented the fact that so little has been written in English about East…
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Raised in Hong Kong and now based in Ethiopia, social entrepreneur Ariana Day Yuen became inspired to create a sustainable supply chain for foods when she witnessed the complexity of agricultural systems while working at an NGO in the East…
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Returning for its third edition amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit will take place November 18-20 this year, focusing on the crucial collective response to food security threats and the need…
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Marking the seventh edition of the trade show, Natural & Organics Asia (NOA) will return this year from November 11 to 13 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wanchai. The fair is the region’s most established…
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Plant-based meat brand Tofurky is challenging a new Louisiana law that would impose fines for meatless products labelled with terms such as “burger”, even if they have been clearly identified with the descriptions “vegan", "plant-based" or…
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Overthrow Hospitality has just opened the doors of Saramsam – the first vegan Filipino restaurant in the Big Apple. With Philippine-born chef Raj Abat leading the kitchen, Saramsam will celebrate traditional Filipino classics and authentic…
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In just three decades time, we could be looking at a planet of 10 billion people, and we’re going to have to drastically change our current food system if we are to feed the entire world healthily, safely and sustainably alongside the…
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As the demand for plant-based foods continues to surge, Nestlé says it will step up innovation and begin to launch more plant-based products in the next few weeks. Since the beginning of this year, the Swiss food giant has made clear its…
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Food entrepreneur Helene Raudaschl began practicing a flexitarian diet a year ago when she became increasingly aware of the ethical and environmental impact of meat consumption. It was on this journey when she noticed a gap in the market…
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All over the world, legislators are wasting their time (and our money) fighting battles about what to call foods we have been eating for decades. Apparently we consumers are so moronic that we are incapable of telling the difference…
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A number of exciting food and agri-tech startups in Asia-Pacific have been recognised for their disruptive and sustainable solutions to tackle our broken food system. Announced at the recent Future Food Asia conference, Australian…
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British supermarket giant Tesco has committed to a 300% sales boost for plant-based meat alternatives within the next five years, making it the first retailer in the U.K. to set a sales target for the category. The pledge is a part of the…
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Agtech startup Rooted wants to make urban farming the new corporate hobby with their new micro-learning platform, which offers users the tools and skills they need to grow their own food at home. Launched amid the coronavirus pandemic at…
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A new report by the Better Buying Lab, a research lab under the World Resources Institute (WRI) that tests strategies to help consumers select sustainable foods, says that language matters when it comes to making plant-rich foods popular…
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Quorn, the legacy vegetarian and vegan meat substitute brand, says that it will be doubling down on health and sustainability focused initiatives after recognising the interconnectedness between public health and climate change. In a…
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Phytolon, an Israel-based biotech startup, has announced the closing of a US$4.1 million funding round for its fermentation-based technology for the production of plant-based food colours. As the demand for healthier and sustainable foods…
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Our world is facing many challenges, from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to climate change. But scientists and experts agree that our social, environmental and health issues are all interrelated, and it is now more important than ever…
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The meat and dairy industry in the European Union (EU) produces “more emissions than cars and vans combined,” according to a new Greenpeace report. The analysis, which tracks how the demand for animal meat has directly contributed to…
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